
Eric Adler on The Big Lebowski
The New Thinkery
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The Human Comedy Perpetuates Itself
David Bianculli: There's two guys with the exact same name, Jeffrey Lebowski. And they turn out also to be examples of two very different American types. The dude sort of stands for bohemianism and he hasn't done very much with his life. He's obviously lived this kind of meager existence. Both of these character types are portrayed in a very sarcastic, negative impression overall.
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